Legal Opinion
City of Columbus v. Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 1950No. 31891PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
The cities assign 15 claimed errors, but all may be grouped and considered under the subjects covered by arguments and briefs of counsel, and this court will consider and treat the assigned errors in that manner.
The cities complain that the company employed a staff of 210 men to make an appraisal of its property, whereas the commission employed only 15 to 20 members of its staff to do the work in this case. However, it is shown by the record that such- members were experienced men who made the usual checks made in rate cases. The chief engineer of the commission testified that in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- In Re New England Tel. & Tel. Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1949
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. State Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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